Pillow Bier
ca. 1600 (made)
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Pillow bier of fine bleached linen, embroidered with black silk floss on one side. The outlines are worked in double running and stem stitches in a patterns of flowers including rose, honeysuckle, carnation, columbine and sweetpea, which are filled with geometric counted thread stitch and running stitches. There is a border of foliage and flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Pillow bier of linen blackwork; England; 1600c; geometric counted-thread infills |
| Physical description | Pillow bier of fine bleached linen, embroidered with black silk floss on one side. The outlines are worked in double running and stem stitches in a patterns of flowers including rose, honeysuckle, carnation, columbine and sweetpea, which are filled with geometric counted thread stitch and running stitches. There is a border of foliage and flowers. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Frank Green |
| Object history | Registered File no. 1930/7947. |
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| Accession number | T.142-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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